Reuters Technology Report: December 17, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, December 17, 2015 Apple names Jeff Williams COO, a job once held by Tim Cook SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Apple Inc promoted longtime executive Jeff Williams to the role of chief operating officer, reinstating the title previously held by Chief Executive Tim Cook, as part of a series of changes to the company's leadership team. Apple supplier's light forecast exacerbates iPhone jitters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Concerns are deepening on Wall Street about potential weakness in iPhone shipments following a light revenue forecast from one of Apple's suppliers. Brazil court lifts suspension of Facebook's WhatsApp service RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Thursday ordered the lifting of a 48-hour suspension of the services in Brazil of Facebook Inc's WhatsApp phone-messaging application, overturning an order from a lower court. U.S. vows 'nimble, flexible' approach on self-driving car rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety watchdog said he opposes a "patchwork" of state regulations on driverless cars and promised a "nimble, flexible" approach to writing new rules for self-driving vehicles. Facebook puts a price on suburban living for employees NEW YORK/EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is offering employees at its Silicon Valley headquarters at least $10,000 to move closer to the office, a reflection of the challenges many tech companies face in the increasingly expensive and congested San Francisco Bay area. Finance and tech heavyweights join forces as blockchain initiative grows LONDON (Reuters) - Big names from the worlds of finance and technology such as Deutsche Boerse, JP Morgan, Cisco and IBM have come together to work on an open-source framework for using the "blockchain" technology that underpins the web-based cryptocurrency bitcoin. PayPal boosts maternity leave, sick time for U.S. employees NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic payment company PayPal Holdings Inc said on Thursday it will increase its paid maternity and sick leave programs and offer time off for U.S. employees to volunteer and care for ill family members. FCC wants details on AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile data plans WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it has asked major Internet providers to discuss innovative data policies in the wake of the government's net neutrality rules. U.S. trade office more concerned about Alibaba e-commerce site WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade office said on Thursday it is increasingly concerned about Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's  consumer shopping website and warned it must make a greater effort to stop the sale of pirated and counterfeit goods on its online platforms. Tesla says will continue using Mobileye technology (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc said it would continue to use driving assistant software maker MobilEye NV's vision chips in its vehicles, a day after a celebrity hacker challenged MobilEye's technology. Related Video Analysis of crickets' jumps could lead to new, tiny robots Scientists developing device to clean mining water in hours Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook